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Welp, we're lost. [P: Me + Kal]

Postby Freezair » 07/18/2015 3:50 PM

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(Piper - Aiden: Both human form)


Suki knew she should've taken the proverbial left turn at Aldrect.

She didn't really want to blame the children. After all, this was a long trip for them. She had promised them sightseeing and a beautiful lake with clear waters that they could swim in and a log cabin to sleep in and marshmallows to roast over an open fire. But Piper and Aiden squirmed and grumbled in their spot just above her fins, and Piper said her legs were getting sore and Aiden complained that he needed to go to the bathroom and it wasn't terribly shocking that Suki had gotten lost. All she'd wanted to do was pull off the road she was running down (with great speed, she thought with some pride) and find a rest stop or something similar, but the road wound and wound away and suddenly she was far from the path she'd been on and remarkably uncertain of herself.

"How much longer, Auntie Suki?" Aiden asked, squeezing his Purine Serraptor plushie tightly. Yes, he'd insisted on bringing her along on this vacation, too. "We're close, right?"

Suki didn't want to admit to being lost. Not in front of the kids. She didn't want to frighten them. She took a deep breath. "Close, honey. We're just making a stop."

"...Can we get lunch?" Piper asked. She, too, clutched a plush toy to her chest, though Suki had always found that Chaos Kitty toy to be dubious at best. "I'm hungry."

Looking down the road, Suki did spy a small town or village or settlement of some sort. "...Sure. We can ask the locals what's good for lunch. But be patient, OK, kids? Thanks!"

Both children hummed and nodded their heads at her. Suki thought they were actually behaving pretty well, considering. Now she just had to play nice, too, and not lose her head over not knowing where she was.

I'm so cool (too bad I'm a loser).
I'm so smart (too bad I can't get anything figured out)!
I'm so brave (too bad I'm a baby).
I'm so fly
That's probably why it feels just like I'm falling for the first time!

I'm so green (it's really amazing).
I'm so clean (too bad I can't get all the dirt off of me)!
I'm so sane (It's driving me crazy)!
It's so strange
I can't believe I'm falling for the first time!

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Re: Welp, we're lost. [P: Me + Kal]

Postby Kallile » 07/19/2015 8:43 PM

The little family wasn't as alone as Suki might think. Not only was the forest full of wildlife and the outskirts they were currently in full of rural life...but there was also a rather strange Lucain walking towards them down the very same path that fine day as Paragon and children slowed to a stop and began talking about lunch. And lunch meant eating. Eating food. Both of which, it just so happened, were things the Lucain very much enjoyed. Triple tails waving wildly in the air, the female came bounding forward with reckless abandon to the trio.

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Mocha--Lucain Form

She skidded to a stop already in a play bow complete with lulling tongue and wild eyes. Her collar jingled happily as she panted and continued waving her tails. Oh boy, these were the people who had said something about food!

"Hi!" she barked out excitedly, giving a few little hops when she just couldn't contain herself anymore. "I'm Mocha! Did you say lunch?"

The farming village wasn't too far in the distance, not by the time the Lucain caught up anyway. There were a few livestock moving around but not much else that could be seen. But if the Lucain had a collar it was probably a safe bet that she had an owner of some sort too...right? Right.
"I have been hidden, scorned, adored, worshiped, forsaken, coveted and banished more times than I care to count. But the one thing all those experiences cannot steal from me is the gentle soul I was born with, the kind heart I have molded, and the bright ideals for the future that have lit my way through the darkness of the past."




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Re: Welp, we're lost. [P: Me + Kal]

Postby Freezair » 07/21/2015 6:44 PM

Suki stiffed immediately at hearing a voice. The voice didn't seem large. It didn't seem hostile. But when it came down to it, the children were only riding on Suki's back. And she wasn't trained for combat. And way out here, far from the village and its people, that made her nervous.

But she relaxed when she saw the Lucain who came bounding out to meet them. Of course, you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, as she often told the children, but this Lucain woman looked fairly cheerful and harmless. Her tails waved in a way Suki couldn't help but see as genuine.

Aiden's response was predictable. "PUPPY!" His eyes lit up. "Can I pet your ears, Miss Puppy?"

"Aiden, you shouldn't--" Suki began.

Piper scrunched back against Suki's fins. She hid her face behind her Chaos Kitty toy and peeked over the top. Aiden squirmed in a way Suki's spine wasn't entirely happy with.

"Umm..." Suki began. "Yes, we were hungry, and hoping to find some food... umm, Mocha? You said your name was? Ah, well, I'm Suki, and, umm... do you know of anywhere around here to get food? We're traveling through, you see..."

I'm so cool (too bad I'm a loser).
I'm so smart (too bad I can't get anything figured out)!
I'm so brave (too bad I'm a baby).
I'm so fly
That's probably why it feels just like I'm falling for the first time!

I'm so green (it's really amazing).
I'm so clean (too bad I can't get all the dirt off of me)!
I'm so sane (It's driving me crazy)!
It's so strange
I can't believe I'm falling for the first time!

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Re: Welp, we're lost. [P: Me + Kal]

Postby Kallile » 07/22/2015 9:31 AM

Tails still waving furiously, Mocha looked up to the small boy on the Paragon's back at his enthusiastic greeting. She was going to tell him yes, but the Paragon shot down his request quickly and her tails slowed. Oh...well...he could have but if mom said no then the answer was no and that was that! She bobbed her head (or rather her entire torso) in a confirmation to the question posed to her.

"Oh yeah! Miss Insima at the farm makes great food! All the time! You should go...or...come with me! I can bring you to the farm!" She corrected herself. Well that was silly--she wanted to eat too! Why wouldn't she lead them? She turned and started walking, stopping after only a few steps to see if Suki and the children were going to follow her.

"The farm is lots of fun too! So many things to chase...I mean to pet. Miss Insima doesn't really like chasing." Her voice got serious for a moment remembering the last time she had chased the Roosken hens around. Oh Miss Insima had been mighty mad with her that day...

"But you will have fun! Miss Insima is really really nice!" She gave a few leaps to her walking, hardly able to wait for them to get there. "Travelling, you had said, right? We don't get many travelers out here...oh I bet she'll be so excited to have people at her farm!"
"I have been hidden, scorned, adored, worshiped, forsaken, coveted and banished more times than I care to count. But the one thing all those experiences cannot steal from me is the gentle soul I was born with, the kind heart I have molded, and the bright ideals for the future that have lit my way through the darkness of the past."




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Re: Welp, we're lost. [P: Me + Kal]

Postby Freezair » 07/22/2015 8:35 PM

If Suki had learned anything when she herself was a child, it was that accepting gifts from strange people--and entering their houses, no less!--was just not something you did. This Lucain seemed fairly trustworthy, but she didn't know what this "farm" of hers was like. And with the children on her back, Suki didn't feel comfortable entering a stranger's home on a whim like that.

"Errm... I'm grateful for the offer, but... we really don't want to impose. If there's a restaurant nearby, we'd be more than happy to stop in there..."

But Aiden had already made up his mind. "A FARM?!" he shouted, sounding enthused. "With Rooskens and Tuskows and big rows of corn and stuff?"

"Lots of corn?" Piper asked quietly. "...Does that mean there's a maze? I like mazes..."

Suki tried to suck in her breath and calm herself. "...I... I don't want to take anything from these nice people..."

"But they're SHARING," Aiden said plaintively. "And sharing is good, right?"

Suki swallowed the lump in her throat. "...Miss Insima, you say? Who... who all works at this farm of yours?"

I'm so cool (too bad I'm a loser).
I'm so smart (too bad I can't get anything figured out)!
I'm so brave (too bad I'm a baby).
I'm so fly
That's probably why it feels just like I'm falling for the first time!

I'm so green (it's really amazing).
I'm so clean (too bad I can't get all the dirt off of me)!
I'm so sane (It's driving me crazy)!
It's so strange
I can't believe I'm falling for the first time!

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Re: Welp, we're lost. [P: Me + Kal]

Postby Kallile » 08/07/2015 8:55 PM

"Yeah! All of those, and lots of corn but it's not in a maze yet." Mocha answered, her tails still waving wildly. "And there are lots more animals too! There are Cuniflare and Cavillion and....Yingshee!"

The last part of the statement was stated in a yelp as a herd of Yingshee began trotting over the path Mocha was leading them on. "It's only me and Miss Insima...and I was supposed to be herding the Yingshee!" The Lucain yelped out as she remembered her true task at hand and dove off into the brush.

The little family wasn't alone for long, though.

"Mocha! Ya'll got lost again, didn't yeh! Git on there girl!"

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"Ah swear, that Lucain...oh. Well howdy ya'll. Didn't...see ya there." She made a bit of a face as she ran closer, because honestly who could have missed the paragon with kids on her back. "Sorry, that's not a proper greetin'. Ah'm Insima, owner of this here farm. It's kind of a busy season right now an Ah don't have any produce ready. Ya'll showed up too early even for mah early passes ta tour the farm."
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Re: Welp, we're lost. [P: Me + Kal]

Postby Freezair » 08/07/2015 9:33 PM

At that, Suki let out a long sigh. "Oh, you're the kind of farm that gives tours?" So these were business people, and they often had kids around. That probably meant there was no stranger danger to worry about. And it also probably meant that the animals were used to small children being near them, so they wouldn't spook and frighten the kids, or bite them, or kick at them, or...

"TOUR!" Aiden yelled. "We can go on a TOUR!" He hopped down in front of Insima. "Me an' Piper got to go on a tour of a crayon factory once! We go to see how they pour wax into the crayon shapes and there was a big machine that wrapped them all up and it was really cool and loud and it smelled like crayons! And we got free crayons! We got a box of them, but also we got some ones that they couldn't use 'cuz they came out all funny."

Suki smiled. The crayon factory tour had been suggested to her by her friend Noelani, who'd seen an add for it in the children's newspaper they always gave out in libraries. Even she'd had fun on that one.

Piper looked at her with big eyes, hidden beneath black bangs that were growing too long. "Can we go, Auntie Suki?"

"Oh..." Suki let out a sigh. She looked at Insima and Mocha. "If it really isn't a problem for either of you--and honestly! We don't want to impose! Really we don't!--I suppose it might be nice if the children got to look around a bit..."

I'm so cool (too bad I'm a loser).
I'm so smart (too bad I can't get anything figured out)!
I'm so brave (too bad I'm a baby).
I'm so fly
That's probably why it feels just like I'm falling for the first time!

I'm so green (it's really amazing).
I'm so clean (too bad I can't get all the dirt off of me)!
I'm so sane (It's driving me crazy)!
It's so strange
I can't believe I'm falling for the first time!

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Postby Kallile » 08/13/2015 9:44 AM

Insima smiled brightly at the little boy who hopped down before her as he began telling her all about the crayon factory. He was certainly an excited little fella and she had to bet that their Paragon 'aunt' would love to have the pair worn out. "Well that sounds like ya'll had a mighty fine time! Can't say I ever saw no crayons bein' made a'fore."

She rubbed the back of her head, looking to the little family that Mocha had brought out here. She was down a worker today...and the tour did often have the kids help out on the safer tasks. It wouldn't be completely wrong to give them the tour and let them help her get some things done...

"Ya'll are welcome ta tour the farm. Like Ah said, it ain't exactly the normal hours for it but that just means the young'uns will get to experience a lot more."

About that time, Mocha came trotting proudly back with her tongue lulling out to side and a bit of wool between her front teeth. "I got 'em Miss Insima! I put those pesky Yingshee in their new pasture!" Insima laughed and roughly rubbed the Lucain's head as she came over.

"Thanks a bushel Mocha...these fine folk are goin' ta take the tour! You'll help keep these young'uns on track, won't ya?" The Lucain jumped for joy and gave Aiden a prompt lick on his cheek.

"Of course! I love the tour!" Insima smiled and ran a finger along the brim of her cowboy hat.

"Alright then ya'll! First stop, the Roosken coop!"
"I have been hidden, scorned, adored, worshiped, forsaken, coveted and banished more times than I care to count. But the one thing all those experiences cannot steal from me is the gentle soul I was born with, the kind heart I have molded, and the bright ideals for the future that have lit my way through the darkness of the past."




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Re: Welp, we're lost. [P: Me + Kal]

Postby Freezair » 08/15/2015 5:01 PM

"ROOSKEN!" Aiden cheered. "Do they lay eggs? Eggs are yummy! I like mine scram'led with soy sauce! Piper doesn't, 'cuz she thinks it's too salty."

The little girl looked almost offended. "...Well... it is," she said quietly.

Suki smiled. "Very well. We'll follow your lead. Come on, kids. Get back on up." She ushered Aiden back into his spot and followed after the two Lucain.

"Do you give tours often at your farm?" she asked them. "I hope that the children won't be bothering the animals too much. I have heard that Roosken can be temperamental... oh dear... There aren't any animals that we should steer clear of, are there?" Electricity crackled brightly along Suki's tendrils, just like it always did when she was nervous. "I... I'm sorry for all the questions! I just want to make sure the children are safe, and we've never been to a farm before, so I don't know what the correct safety procedures are...!"

I'm so cool (too bad I'm a loser).
I'm so smart (too bad I can't get anything figured out)!
I'm so brave (too bad I'm a baby).
I'm so fly
That's probably why it feels just like I'm falling for the first time!

I'm so green (it's really amazing).
I'm so clean (too bad I can't get all the dirt off of me)!
I'm so sane (It's driving me crazy)!
It's so strange
I can't believe I'm falling for the first time!

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Postby Kallile » 08/24/2015 10:14 AM

"They do indeed, young'uns! Fresh eggs daily that we here at the farm both eat an' sell. Ah can't say I never tried 'em with soy sauce...I like M'ah eggs with a bit'a Tabasco sauce Ma'self." insima said with a big ol' country girl grin on her face as Aiden was ushered back onto his paragon friend's back. "Yes Ma'am--tours are a big part a what keeps this here farm running when the season ain't right for growing. We're pleased as pie to have anyone visit, and the young'un won't be no bother ta the critters. They're handled from the day they're born or hatched, so no spooking here."

Mocha bounded beside Suki and the kids as if she wasn't quite out of herding mode yet, tails wagging happily. "There's no one to be afraid of! Well, maybe the Tuskow bull, but he's not out in the open right now." She offered with a happy bark.

Insima gave Suki a smile. "Mocha's right, there ain't many critters here ta be afraid of here. Any one of 'em that isn't good with the public is kept in a barn off the tour path--we pride ourselves in safety here. If the young'uns stick with us and are good at listenin' ta directions then we won't have no issues."

They rounded a corner to find a quaint little red coop with a few of the more flamboyant Roosken already out inside the fenced area. A few females pecked at the ground, looking rather odd lacking all the decorative feathers. "Okay kids, who wants ta help gather some eggs?"
"I have been hidden, scorned, adored, worshiped, forsaken, coveted and banished more times than I care to count. But the one thing all those experiences cannot steal from me is the gentle soul I was born with, the kind heart I have molded, and the bright ideals for the future that have lit my way through the darkness of the past."




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Re: Welp, we're lost. [P: Me + Kal]

Postby Freezair » 09/01/2015 7:18 PM

"ME! ME!" Aiden yelled, slipping down off Suki's back and hurrying to Mocha and Insima. "I wanna gather eggs! I promise I won't drop none!"

Piper was quieter about it, but she tucked her Chaos Kitty toy in between Suki's fins in a safe spot. "Keep her safe for me, OK? I don't want her to get Roosken poop on her." She joined Aiden by his side and looked expectantly up at Insima.

That was a topic Suki didn't want to think about too deeply. "Err... Be careful, kids! Don't touch anything unless the nice ladies tell you to, OK? Don't--don't wipe your hands on your clothes if you get them dirty! Aiden--" She caught the little boy trying to smear his hands off on the legs of his overalls. "You heard me." Aiden looked sorry. "We'll all wash our hands very nice after we help, OK?"

She looked to Insimia and Mocha. "I think my claws would be too heavy and big to really help. I'll just follow along and watch," she said with a nod of her head. She would put thoughts about Piper and Aiden's happiness first, and any worries about salmonella second.

I'm so cool (too bad I'm a loser).
I'm so smart (too bad I can't get anything figured out)!
I'm so brave (too bad I'm a baby).
I'm so fly
That's probably why it feels just like I'm falling for the first time!

I'm so green (it's really amazing).
I'm so clean (too bad I can't get all the dirt off of me)!
I'm so sane (It's driving me crazy)!
It's so strange
I can't believe I'm falling for the first time!

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